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Pag« 6 Portland/Observer Thursday, February 8, 1973 On being black in white America l u u i iK iu t a o j i'- ie _____ ,___ I ’ X l " by Jarnos (Shango) Rogers Reflection*. by J.M . Gates, Press 22. Vtf ’5¡&55;^5 » s i« •sei BERNIE CASEY stars as Tyrone Tackett, a super-slick street hustler, survives underworld savagery in Hitman, opens at the Almeda on February 14, for an exclusive engagement. "Hit Man” brings action "Mt Man", playing at the voted much of a lifetime to Alameda, is a fast pared ac creating something he con tion story th a t zipped side red art has. in fact, around Los Angeles during created a work of art. filming at almost the same Another location was a 57 breathless pace it takes on room mansion in the West the motion picture screen. Los Angeles area built in Both producer Gene Cor 1903 by a wealthy dairy man a n d director-writer products tycoon. A 28-room George Armitage are firm English Tudor house in the believers in utilizing actual Los Feliz area which once sets rather than s t u d i o served as the Russian Em sound stages. The result bassv also became a "Hit was that "Hit Man" was Man" set. filmed on 37 different loca W’hen Corman and Armi tions. and not one foot inside tage needed a mortuary, a studio. they filmed i n s i d e one. “Hit Man," starring Bernie Quietly, of course. Casey, follows t h e hard Other less intriguing loca hitting exploits of a powerful underworld figure seeking to avenge the death of his brother. Pamela Grier, Lisa Moore and Betty Waldron co-star. Casey, incidentally, was a former professional football The T u a l a t i n Valley star with the Los Angeles Players will hold auditions Rams. Miss Grier, brown for “Stalag 17” Saturday, eyed, pretty and very un- February 10. 2 to 4 p.m. and footballish in appearance, is Sunday, February 11, 7 to 9 nonetheless a cousin of an p.m. at Aloha's Old Nut other former Los Angeles Loft, 17210 S.W. Shaw. Ram, the all-time g r e a t Brought back by audience Roosevelt (Rosey) Grier. request, "Stalag 17" was One filming site utilized first p r o d u c e d by the by Corman and Armitage is Players several seasons ago. the controversial W a t t s The 1973 production will be Towers in southeast Los directed by Gene Small. TV Angeles. Built board by Players president and Hills board by one man, Simon boro resident. The play Rodio, over a 30-year span, requires 21 men, the major the towers have been under ity of whom are between the debate for y e a r s as to ages of 18 and 35. Four whether they represent art parts are for men 35 to 50. or a junk pile. Public senti An ability to speak German ment has rallied to the cause will be helpful for those of Rodio, however, contend seeking the parts of German ing that any man who de officers. The setting of the play is PICK OF THE WEEK I Can t Stand to See You C ry - M iracles tions include the Long Beach Athletic Club. Los Angeles International Airport and a remote section known as "Africa. U.S.A.," once the filming site for the MGM TV series "Daktari”. Producer Corman, both on his own and in association with his brother, R o g e r , helped shape the growing trend for the production and m a r k e tin g of reason ably budgeted films with broad a u d i e n c e appeal. These include pioneer work in popularizing films about teenagers, gangsters of the 1930s or horror subjects. 1. Superstition - Stevie W onder 2. Work To Do - Isley Bros. 3. 9992 Arguments - O’Jays 4. The World Is A Ghetto - War 5. Theme From The Men - Issac Hayes 6. If You Let Me - Eddie Hendricks 7. I've Never Found A Man - Esther Philips 8. Me s Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul 9. You ought To Be With Me - AI Green 10. Let Us Love - Rill Withers LISTEN TO |THE SOUL GIANT OF THE NORTHWEST 'The E. C. Soul Experience’ KGAR Every Saturday 12:15 - 430 a German World War II prisoner of war camp, and the action concerns the in teraction of the American Air Force men and the Germans. Copies of the script and additional information a r e available from Bob Burgoyne 644-9817, after 5 p.m. PCC will host the Eighth Annual Printmakers in Ore gon Invitational Exhibit on February 23 at the Sylvania campus North View Gallery. 12000 S.W . 49th Avenue. The gallery is open Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The exhibit has been col lected by the Maude Kearns Gallery in Eugene, Oregon. II civilizations: ", . , the sound of tramp, tramp . . . click, click . . . a tulmutuous wave . . . battalion of humanity . . . a thundering stampede oblivi ous . . . as | tried to find a path up . . . almost swept up by human waves , . .” And throughout J JN1. Gates' Reflections, ore is constantly aware ol her ability to control the language of poetry (meta phor and Imagery) and ride the crest of our own sensi bilities: " , . . touch the hills; breathe unpolluted fragrance . . . disguise.) title remind me of people who couldn't cope with segregation ...d e c k le d to pass for white . . . aband oning heritage and living dis guised . , . escape was not escape after all . . ." Finally. J.M . Gates' re markable volume contains an artist's "reflections” on human experience and history; that is the wars; racial strife; personal search and dis covery; the affairs of the heart; suffering; poverty ; and hope ley mid despair, she is an extraordinary Black woman of courage, conviction and lit erary talent; lor many years active in tie social and polit ical life of Portland. (At present she is actively cam paigning to assure that there is content on the Black ex perience in the school-books selected lor the next six years). And si« demonstrates this humanity and concern in her perplexing yet angry questioning of the privileges of powerful "otliers":. . . what happened that for some there is foul air . . . noisy one of the perpetual prob SYMBOLS lems of achieving recognition Ignorance or intelligence and acceptance in the literary Some people tell by symbols arts by poets writing of Physical images denoting the "Black experience,’’ de one thing volves from the abysmal ig Printed symbols another - norance and unwillingness of Frequently interesting and literary critics both In the amusing universities and colleges of When both sometime mean Oregon, and In the publishing the same world (publishing firms, the Oregonian, Oregon Journal, Oregon Times, etc.,) to accord A sim ilar piece reiects hu Black poets a fair and proper man invisibility and racial exposure to the patrons of the divisions: arts in Oregon. With the sometimes excep BARRIERS tion of Portland State, Oregon Invisible and yet visible academicians have historical Dividing humanity - ly excluded Black literary ar Money harriers, objectivity tists of merit and nationally barrie rs recognized acclaim from tie insensitivity, raceorclass- literature taught and propaga invisible and yet visible ted in our colleges and uni Dividing humanity. versities. Thus, only Europ ean and white American lit erature is explored and criti cized in our colleges and been in tie broad s|ectrum publications as worthy of crit of the poet's concern - one ical attention and understand need only to "reverse" the ing in the spectrum of '’high" order of perception and/or achievement in creative lit reality - and tie human pro erature. For example, this cess (experience) remains w riter has seldom encoun constant and, orperplexing, as tered a "scholar" or critic in "Metamorphosis of \ of American literature who City ": ' . ..Lethargic leader can demonstrate a sophistica ship manifested in decay and ted familiarity with the cen decline . . . apathetic, indif tury-old tradition of Black ferent, interest gore . . . sort poetry. (That is. Claude Mc of a walking cemetery . . . Kay, Langs.on Hughes. Coun- alive hut not living", o r w hen. tee Cullen, Melvin Tolsen, she lambasts the inexorable Phyllis Wheatley, etc., to deluge of human history name a few.) crashing through cities and Now, I am not suggesting a systematic conspiracy or "gentlemen's agreement" un derlies the exclusion of Black literature. But, certainly it tacitly implies that poetry in America and particularly Oregon (until tl« recent Black by Jo ey Sasso literary revolution) remains the special privilege and an amateur gourmet, said at OBSFKt A TIONS IN ( ()\ province of white practition The Press Box that she is ERIN«. THE NIGH I BEAT: er s. The Temptations, one of the writing a cookbook. Host One such Black poet of nations's most popular voral Mike Wayne toasted la-na Teacher's Highland exceptional talent i s .M rs. J JM. groups, now starring in the with Gates, the author of volume of new show at Jeulex Podell's Cream Scotch Whiskey to Coparabana, and they do celebrate the orcassion . . . verse, silhouettes, (a paper •SRI) business everywhere Singer laiu Kawlx doesn't bound collection of twenty-two they appear. The Tempta poems) and Reflections, an have his divorce yet, but tions have thrilled audiences already he is finding separa important collection of more all over the world with tion a very costly item. than sixty selections of what seemingly effortless grace of Under a ruling oi a Lox M rs. Gates describes a s" re- movement anti the perfect Angeles court. Rawls will versible poetry” . . . that is interweaving of their voices. have to pay his wife. I.ana in her words, . . . "poetry There's no competition as Jean Kawls. 30. a hefty of an idea or ideas so ex to who will shine above the $4.500 a month while the pressed that it can be con others. All of them are lead suit is pending. Of this veyed either forward or back singers anti all take turns at $3,500 is for Mrs. Kawls, ward . . . beginning to end . , . it. Their record sales run in Ixtu Jr. a n d laiu Anna or end to beginning . . . it to the multimillions. Virtually each will receive $500. . . . only being necessary for tie every song they record is on reader to scan the verse line the best selling charts. Af Sammy Davix Jr.'s 78 year by line . . . in order to re ter a decade of success, they old unrle, Will Maxtin. has are now a show business been sued for divorce by his trieve the central motif or institution. The group is white. FrenchCanadian wife. meaning of the poem." comprised of Dennis Ed Germaine, after nearly 40 One of the selections that wards, Mel Franklin, Otis years of marriage. The di captures this unique literary Williams, Richard S t r e e t vorce is developing into a innovation is "Introspection", anti Damon Harris. It coni bitter battle with Mrs. Mas a brief meditative statement bines experience and matur tin demanding large loot, on motherhood and memory ity with youth, enthusiasm, claiming that her aged hub undercutting the "bonds . . . and talent to sustain their by has almost $85,000 a year (of) human experience . . unqualified success without rolling in as income from his compromise. The Archbish investments. He rlaims he op of Canterbury told the has to drain away his sav Temptations at a meeting ings every week just to they had in Ixindon's Ijim make ends meet . . . The Hungry children and des beth Palace: “Singing is a top brass at 20th Century perate mother means of universal communi Fox received two separate differing endless hours that cation. No doors are cloned requests the same day for a pass to those who can sing." The print of the studio's movie Into day - group Gordy Recording hit, SOUNDER. One re Because robbed in a city - Artists is always trying to quest came directly from the far away. do things better and are not White House, where Pres resting on t h e i r laurels. ident Nixon wanted to Stranger among strangers This dedication makes them screen the movie privately. tells her plight - one of the most unique The other request wax from Another age, another place entertainment groups in the Ethel Kennedy The 20th listeners relive the Sa entertainment world. On execs had only one print maritan tale the s a m e hill with the which they sent to Mrs. Temptations will be a group Kennedy. The White House understanding and sharing a they discovered. The Quiet wax told to “try again, next fellowship bound - Elegance . . . Lena Home. week". Human experience unites. din . . . limited natural re sources . . . where lies the blaine and hopelorcbange/lor a legacy or a curse?" JJVI. Gates' Reflections is an evocative and satisfying our de forte, tor Black poets In America (or any nationality) that render through their «rt an undei standing ot the human experience transcending tem poral and political exhorta tion*. JJXl. Gates Is the Black pool-laureate ol Oregon. I recommend you read her. 287 • 2887 Held over 1 w eekonlyl If you steal *300.000 from the mob. s not robbery. It s suicide. , | 7 w • _ ' Soul Stuff Play seeks talent B. C SOUL SURVEY Or conversely, the poet’s mysterious concern with time and human definitions and con strictions: ANTHONY QUINN YAPHET KOTTO ANTHONY FRANCIOSA s K . P x x k n d by RALPH SF.RPt- ssl l u i AH SAIO Eiarutiv» P n a h a m A N THO NY Q UINN are! I1ARRY SHKAR S, rr-npUv l.\ 1,1 I I I F R O A Y t , « M t d ■ A» .1 H IA A l i Y F tK R IS Dinstxrt by HARRY SOLAR .................. tliutad Artwta M R .T IS COLO H A R D STEEL! H F U G J V E VOLI P IA C E OF M IN O ... P M C f BY PIECE! TROUBLE b k\ Play Pool Need —. 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